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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoLos Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoA wickedly funny satire.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversIt looks like a documentary...Don't let anyone tell you more.
- 75New York PostRussell Scott SmithNew York PostRussell Scott SmithA remarkably smart and weird film, even if it's sad and sometimes difficult to watch, with jokes designed to make you cringe.
- 60Film ThreatMerle BertrandFilm ThreatMerle BertrandBotko and Gurland's bleak and caustic comedy gets off to a slow start and struggles to overcome the handicap of having three main characters who are, by design, highly unpleasant individuals.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe result, a dissection of the complicated dynamics of sexual and economic exploitation, is pitiless and occasionally inspired.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe decidedly irreverent nature of much of the proceedings will be a turnoff to some viewers, a tonic to others.
- 50L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonInitially amusing, ultimately wearying mock documentary.
- 50The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThe narrative manages 30 solid minutes of ingenuity, before breaking into a version of Charlie Kaufman-style absurdity.
- 40VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibThis black comedy on the making of a documentary about mail-order wives finally breaks down under the weight of its twists and turns, but mostly maintains a creepy fascination with its scuzzy characters.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceLess a film, more a series of ragtag gags.